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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Do we have a nottheonion community here?

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does anyone honestly believe that? And even if he really didn't know, why on earth would that justify scratching stuff into someone elses wall?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Even if anyone believes it, not knowing something doesn't protect from punishment.

[โ€“] adriator 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He should be given all the time he needs to truly realize that... In an italian jail.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This sounds like he made up the stupidest justification after getting himself caught red handed.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's absolutely legitimate, because vandalism is it only if the building is older than 500 years! /s

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Technically grafiti after some time they become historical for sure :)

For example Pompei has several 2100+ years old grafiti.

Although back then grafiti the writing style was different, usually it was much nicer, unless it was written in the walls of a brothel.

Our British "artist" had only to wait a few thousand years!

[โ€“] sv1sjp 2 points 2 years ago

Did he want to upload any TikTok touching the Colosseum?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

My first thought: thank God it wasnโ€™t an American tourist this time.